Experience

Caltech

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• LIGO Laboratory Financial Analyst

  • Oct 2018 - Present



RC Engineering and Construction Management

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Budget Analyst 2 - LIGO Hanford Observatory

  • Oct 2017 - Sep 2018

  One-year contract at LIGO Hanford Observatory: • Prepare monthly budget status reports for the LIGO Laboratory Senior Financial Analyst and Business Manager • Interact/collaborate with Project Accounting, Office of Sponsored Research, Property Services, and IMSS on matters involving: new account setups, funding realignments, cost transfer and labor adjustment justifications, expenditure type reclassifications, and award closeout. Maintain positive relationships with various campus offices to ensure full grant compliance and process efficiency • Prepare data for change requests for any changes impacting the budget • Update and maintain a list of account numbers (PTAs) on LIGO Internal Bulletin Board • Contribute to the development, interpretation, and implementation of highly complex financial/accounting concepts and advanced techniques for financial planning • Assist the LIGO Laboratory Senior Financial Analyst to ensure a smooth transition from current to new fiscal year, including review and closeout and/or carry-forward of previous year’s encumbrances • Assist with the development of a time reporting system to support activity-based costing; including uploads into Oracle on a bi-weekly basis. • Approve vendor invoices for payment in the accounts payable approval system Show less



Washington State University Tri-Cities

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - Oct 2017

  I provide support to WSUTC's School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (SEAS) in the following capacities: +Administrative support: scheduling meetings, event coordination, manage the SEAS Executive Director's calendar, prepare reports for department faculty as needed +Purchasing: replenish office supplies, lab equipment, and instructional materials for department, coordinate travel arrangements, assist with reimbursement process, compile month-end reconciliation reports. +Budget/fiscal support: assist in formulating and monitoring program/course fee budgets, track expenditures and travel allowances, assist with yearly forecasting, spend funds in accordance with allowable-expense agreements, gift-use agreements; facilitate travel-reimbursement processes for faculty and staff. +Enter course schedules into the system for resident faculty, backup support for undergraduate academic advising +Full-cycle graduate program coordination for Master of Science programs in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering for the Tri-Cities campus from admission to graduation. +Process H-1B/J-1 visa petitions and renewals +Help facilitate the hiring process for adjunct faculty and temporary employees +Search-committee clerical support: assist with hiring process from sourcing applications and conducting interviews to reference checks and onboarding new hires. +Oversee leave report, time report, and hourly timeslip submissions for full-time and temporary employees. Show less



Washington State University Tri-Cities

• Richland, WA

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  This position is a 150-hour summer internship. I support the WSUTC Entrepreneur-in-Residence and his local startup, Red Level Games (RLG), in the following HR-related capacities: +Creating job descriptions/advertisements +Developing employment agreements +Legal Compliance +Accounting/Finance Review +Conduct ongoing job analyses as RLG continues to grow and its team members' positions scale. +Staffing/HR planning This position is a 150-hour summer internship. I support the WSUTC Entrepreneur-in-Residence and his local startup, Red Level Games (RLG), in the following HR-related capacities: +Creating job descriptions/advertisements +Developing employment agreements +Legal Compliance +Accounting/Finance Review +Conduct ongoing job analyses as RLG continues to grow and its team members' positions scale. +Staffing/HR planning



KNDU-TV

• Kennewick, WA

• Local Sales Assistant

  • Dec 2012 - May 2014

  KNDU-TV is a family-owned, NBC affiliate station in the Tri-Cities. Although the majority of our clients are in the greater Tri-Cities area, we also work with clients in the Yakima, Spokane, regional, and national markets to meet their advertising needs. I provided administrative support to the station and its sales team in the following capacities: +Enter client orders for commercial/web/billboard/production spots into WideOrbit +Contribute to the creation and implementation of creative and sales initiatives +Assist account executives with proposals in One Domain +Records management and filing +Transcribe commercial spots as needed +Oral and written communication +Ensure that all office equipment is supplied, operational, and accounted for +Order additional supplies as needed +Mail/bank runs +Update viewer comments files, personnel files, rate cards, program lineups, and other pertinent documents per station and FCC regulations +Reconcile petty cash +Provide backup front-desk support as needed +Provide prompt and courteous customer service to station employees and visitors +Mail client payment records to Corporate on a weekly basis +Special projects as needed Show less



Amazon

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Recruiting Assistant

  • Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

  Contract position assisting the Human Resources department with high-volume seasonal hiring at Amazon's Kennewick, WA customer service center: +Screen applicants for seasonal customer service positions +Serve as one of the first points of contact for employees and interviewees while assisting with front desk support +Conduct interviews over the phone and in person +Contact inclined applicants if extended an offer and assist with new hire/on-boarding processes +Assist HR Director, HR Assistants, and Recruiting Coordinator with special projects as needed Achievements: +Aided in filling nearly 400 open requisitions within a three-month period. +Helped promote and improve the candidate experience through upholding Amazon's high hiring bar Show less



AppleOne Employment Services

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staffing Consultant

  • Sep 2010 - Mar 2012

  "Since first opening our doors in 1964, AppleOne’s mission had been to find, to understand, and to fulfill the needs of another. This fundamental belief that we can only truly be of value if we take the time to know our clients, their cultures, and their needs has shaped the services we provide. We have found that developing a deeper understanding of each client allows us to deliver quicker, more precise results. By taking a consultative rather than a selling approach, AppleOne has the capability to cost-effectively tailor solutions specifically to your business. AppleOne’s mission is complemented by our commitment to build Client for Life relationships. Our goal is to be a staffing partner worth keeping—and therefore worthy of being preferred over our competitors. This means you can always expect exceptional results, value, and support from AppleOne. Whether it's your first time working with us or, if like so many of our clients, you have been entrusting your staffing to us for decades, we are committed to doing whatever it takes to get it right the first time, and every time." As a staffing consultant in the Kent, WA branch, I am responsible for the following: Talent sourcing and recruiting: +Pre-screening and qualifying candidates via reference checks and merit/skills assessments +Actively recruiting for qualified candidates via job fairs, social networking, referrals, and reactivates. +Candidate follow-up and mentoring +Interview scheduling, follow-up, and job placement. +Liaise between the client and the applicant. Client development, retention, and account management: +Maintaining/growing my client base via cold calls and follow-up +Marketing AppleOne services over the phone and face-to-face +Maintaining client relationships through regular follow-up +Meet/exceed monthly sales/performance milestones +Weekly placement/miscellaneous reporting Show less



WSU Department of Foreign Languages

• Volunteer Tutor: Russian 101

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

  Tutored Russian 101 Students in Fall of 2009. I would meet with these students for 1-2 hours each week on a volunteer basis, and assist them with pronunciation, spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and conversation in Russian Language. Tutored Russian 101 Students in Fall of 2009. I would meet with these students for 1-2 hours each week on a volunteer basis, and assist them with pronunciation, spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and conversation in Russian Language.